Ivar Tveit Explained

Ivar Tveit (18 September 1880 – 1952) was a Norwegian newspaper editor.

He hailed from Hyllestad.^[1] He edited the newspaper Velgeren from 1907 to 1925,^[2] then from 1927 Sogns Avis in Vikøyri. In 1932 he started the newspaper Sogn in Leikanger, renamed Sogn og Fjordane in 1936. He edited the newspaper until 1947, except for a period during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany when he had to flee to Sweden.^[3] The newspaper belonged to the Agrarian Party.

Tveit was also a member of the Defence Commission of 1920.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Jenssen, Jens Olai. Flo, Idar. Norske aviser fra A til Å. Volume four of Norsk presses historie 1660–2010. 2010. Universitetsforlaget. Oslo. Norwegian. 978-82-15-01604-7. 301. Sogn og Fjordane.
2. Book: Jenssen, Jens Olai. Flo, Idar. Norske aviser fra A til Å. Volume four of Norsk presses historie 1660–2010. 2010. Universitetsforlaget. Oslo. Norwegian. 978-82-15-01604-7. 365. Velgeren.
3. Encyclopedia: Ivar Tveit. Sogn og Fjordane fylkesleksikon. Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Norwegian. 29 September 2010.
4. Book: Ørvik, Nils. Nils Ørvik

   . Nils Ørvik. Solidaritet eller nøytralitet?. Volume one of Sikkerhetspolitikken 1920 - 1939. 1960. J. G. Tanum. Oslo. Norwegian.